Biographies of FY18 Officers

Mary Beth Biddle has been active in SWE for 7 years now. While the attending the University of Pittsburgh, she held various positions, including Meeting Coordinator and President. After graduating from Pitt in August 2012 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Mary Beth started working full time for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. She completed her MS in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University in 2015 and has been the Philadelphia SWE VP of Communications and Outreach. She has also presented at the Region E Conference, and will be a WE15 presenter in October. She enjoys traveling and being outdoors.

Julie joined SWE while studying Materials Science Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. She served as Corporate Dinner Co-Chair, Section President, and Collegiate Leadership Coach before graduating in 2010. After four years abroad working as a Wireline Field Engineer for Schlumberger, Julie moved back to Philadelphia and is excited to be more involved with SWE again. She is currently working as an Associate at Synygy and in her free time is trying to grow vegetables, learning to play Frisbee, and exploring Philadelphia.

Sharon joined SWE in 2005 as a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. While at RPI, she was the Social/Networking/Alumni Coordinator and served as the FY09 Region F Collegiate Representative. Sharon graduated from RPI in 2009 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and went on to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, where she conducted research in the area of microfluidics under the direction of Professor Shelley Anna. During graduate school, Sharon held several SWE positions, including FY12 Collegiate Leadership Forum Coordinator, FY12 Alternate Region G Collegiate Senator, Accommodations Chair for the FY13 Region G Conference, and CMU SWE Treasurer. She successfully defended her dissertation in the summer of 2014 and joined the Dow Chemical Company as a Senior Engineer in Dow Coating Materials. In her free time, Sharon likes to knit and crochet stuffed animals, brew beer, and box.

Maria Legato - Section Representative

Maria Legato joined SWE in 2007 as at the University of Pittsburgh. She quickly became more involved and held multiple officer positions at the collegiate level, including Section President. She graduated from University of Pittsburgh in April 2011 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. After graduation, Maria began working full time for Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and pursuing her MS in Electrical Engineering at Drexel University part time. Maria became involved with Philadelphia SWE in 2013 when she volunteered as the Collegiate Liaison. From there, in FY15, she was nominated the Secretary of the section. In her spare time, Maria enjoys playing bass guitar, singing, exploring the Philadelphia/New York area, and riding her bicycle.